The self-proclaimed love king closed out the concert series that Café Soul presented at The Pageant Sunday night and I must say aside from the absence of an opening act it was a good look for the ladies. Deevine Soundz held it down for a nice little while, so the time went by rather quickly. When the curtains pulled back, Raheem was perched at his throne the way our aunties and elderly cousins used to strike a pose in The Polynesian Room’s legendary wicker wingback seat, but he made it easy to forgive him for it. He worked my nerves with his “I love you too baby, touch yourself,” response whenever somebody professed their adoration for him. But he rocked the stage with his neo-soul musings as gave the crowd their money’s worth plus twenty more dollars. He sang, he worked the crowd and even danced across the built-in tabletops and stayed til they all but set him out as he took time to sign autographs, meet the fans and sell CDs after the show was over. I’m not the biggest Raheem fan, but I can see why people go all out for him. I can’t wait to see what the ladies of Café Soul have up their sleeves next.